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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of Purification and its Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 542

Chapter: Offering prayer in a garment in which one has had intercourse

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 542

Narrator:Jābir ibn Samurah

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يُوسُفَ الزِّمِّيُّ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ الرَّقِّيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ

سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يُصَلِّي فِي الثَّوْبِ الَّذِي يَأْتِي فِيهِ أَهْلَهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَرَى فِيهِ شَيْئًا فَيَغْسِلَهُ ‏"

It was narrated that Jabir bin Samurah said:

"A man asked the Prophet whether he could perform prayer in a garment in which he had intercourse with his wife. He said: 'Yes, unless he sees something on it, in which case he should wash it.'"

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 542).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( عَنْ جَابِر بْن سَمُرَة ) فِي الزَّوَائِد هَذَا إِسْنَاده صَحِيح وَرِجَاله ثِقَات ا ه وَهَذَا ظَاهِر فِي نَجَاسَة الْمَنِيّ إِلَّا أَنْ يُقَال يُمْكِن الْقَوْل بِكَرَاهَةِ الصَّلَاة فِي الثَّوْب الَّذِي فِيهِ الْمَنِيّ وَإِنْ قُلْنَا بِطَهَارَتِهِ فَالْغَسْل لِلِاحْتِرَازِ عَنْ الْكَرَاهَة فَلْيُتَأَمَّلْ وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 542
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 542
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 542

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